heterokont

het·er·o·kont

noun

Any of numerous mostly aquatic organisms in the group Heterokonta, having zoospores or other swimming cells usually with a pair of flagella, one of which has brush-like extensions, and whose photosynthetic members have a distinctive form of chlorophyll. Heterokonts include the brown algae, chrysophytes, diatoms, and oomycetes. Also called stramenopile .

Origin of heterokont

New Latin Heterokontataxon name Greek hetero-hetero- Greek kontospunting pole, goad ( in reference to the pair of flagella ); see kent- in Indo-European roots.